The Aerodynamics of Heavy Vehicles II: Trucks, Buses, and Trains

Keynote Papers.- Bluff Body Flow Research with Application to Road Vehicles.- Climate Change and the Energy Economy.- Flow Field Characteristics.- Large Eddy Simulations and Acoustic Predictions in Automotive Applications.- Validation of the Immersed Boundary CFD Approach for Complex Aerodynamic Flows.- Experimental Characterization of the Unsteady Flow Field behind Two Outside Rear-View Mirrors.- Investigation of Buoyancy Driven Flow in a Simplified Full Scale Underhood - PIV and Temperature Measurements.- Investigation of Buoyancy Driven Flow in a Simplified Full-Scale Underhood - Numerical Study.- The Flow Environment of Road Vehicles in Winds and Traffic.- Separation Control for Drag Reduction.- Preliminary Experiments Applying Active Flow Control to a 1/24th Scale Model of a Semi-Trailer Truck.- Large Trucks Drag Reduction using Active Flow Control.- Flow Separation Control on Trailing Edge Radii using Single Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuators: An Application to Vehicle Drag Control.- Adaptive Control of Post-Stall Separated Flow Application to Heavy Vehicles.- Investigation of Tractor Base Bleeding for Heavy Vehicle Aerodynamic Drag Reduction.- Drag Reduction on a Generic Tractor-Trailer using Active Flow Control in Combination with Solid Flaps.- Design Optimization Techniques Related to Vehicle Aerodynamics.- Advanced Aerodynamics and Cooling System Solutions for Higher Fuel Efficiency and Decreased Emissions.- Optimization of Aerodynamic Properties of High-Speed Trains with CFD and Response Surface Models.- Design Considerations for Maximizing Cooling Package Performance.- Optimization and Correlation of a Class 8 Truck Cooling System.- Train Aerodynamics.- Aerodynamic Improvements and Associated Energy Demand Reduction of Trains.- The use of Aeronautical Experimental Facilities and Measurement Techniques for the Aerodynamic Investigation of High Speed Trains.- Reduction of Skin-Friction Drag on a Generic Train Configuration.- Head Pressure Effects of Trains and Locomotives - Engineering Calculation Approaches for Homologation Purpose.- Numerical Analysis for Aerodynamics of High-Speed Trains Passing Tunnels.- Poster Session.- A Study of the Influence of Aerodynamic Forces on a Human Body near a High-Speed Train.- Application of CFD to Rail Car and Locomotive Aerodynamics.- Data Acquisition of a Tractor-Trailer Combination to Register Aerodynamic Performances.- Automotive Testing in the DNW-LLF Wind Tunnel.- An Experimental Study of Tractor Base Bleed for Heavy Vehicle Aerodynamic Drag Reduction.- CFD, Numerical Methods and Application.- Application of High Fidelity Numerical Simulations for Vehicle Aerodynamics.- Scale-Adaptive Simulation in the Context of Unsteady Flow Simulations.- Computational Simulation of the GCM Tractor-Trailer Configuration.- Full-Scale Simulations of Drag Reduction Devices for Class 8 Trucks.- Applicability of Commercial CFD Tools for Assessment of Heavy Vehicle Aerodynamic Characteristics.- Detached Eddy Simulations of a Simplified Tractor/Trailer Geometry.- A Hybrid RANS/LES Turbulence Model for use in the Simulation of Turbulent Separated Flows.- Vehicle and Tire Spray and Vehicle Interaction.- Spray from Commercial Vehicles: A Method of Evaluation and Results from Road Tests.- Experiments on Spray from a Rolling Tire.- Computational Simulation of the Flow Field of a Filter System inside Self-Ventilated Road Tunnels due to Heavy Vehicle Traffic.- Experiments and Calculations Relevant to Aerodynamic Effects during Highway Passing Maneuvers.- Drag Reduction.- Design & Test Techniques for Drag Reduction at Swift Engineering - A Racecar Manufactures Perspective.- Summary of Full-Scale Wind Tunnel Tests of Aerodynamic Drag-Reducing Devices for Tractor-Trailers.- A Fleet Operator's Perspective on Commercial Vehicle Drag Reduction.- Class 8 Vehicle Fuel Savings using Sealed Single and Dual Open Aft Cavities.- A Novel Approach to Heavy Vehicle Drag Reduction.- European Truck Aerodynami

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642443559
• ISBN13: 9783642443558
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 483 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"